Nepal announces ‘scholarship bank’ for children orphaned or displaced by floods
Summary
Nepal will establish a central “Scholarship Bank” to fund free education through Grade 12 for children orphaned or displaced by last month’s flash floods. Private-school groups have also pledged Rs1 billion to support 1,000 affected students as schools in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading suffer major damage.
Key Points
- The government will create a scholarship bank under the education ministry’s Secured Future Scholarship Scheme to support flood-affected children through Grade 12.
- Support will be tailored to each child’s needs, ranging from residential care and full scholarships to partial aid and learning materials.
- Private-school organisations have pledged a Rs1 billion fund for 1,000 students and will link it to the ministry’s scholarship bank.
- All 32 surveyed schools in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading reported damage, with 268 of 527 classrooms destroyed.
